Year: 2014

• December 11, 2014

  Mpact staff support shady effort at Kalkfontein Primary School

  A team of volunteers from Mpact's Corrugated factory in Kuils River gathered at the Kalkfontein Primary School sports fields on Wednesday 10 December to upgrade the grounds for the local school children and surrounding community.

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• December 11, 2014

  Culture of safety critical to good business practice, says Mpact

  At Mpact, a leading plastics and paper packaging producer in southern Africa, one of the fundamental tenets of doing business is being a responsible corporate citizen, which manifests in the creation of long-term value for all stakeholders.

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• December 11, 2014

  Science as a foundation for sustainable packaging

  The food manufacturing, retail and agriculture sectors will increasingly look to science to help develop next-generation packaging that combines environmental sustainability, design innovation, simplicity and cost effectiveness.

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• October 2, 2014

  RMB Morgan Stanley Off-Piste Conference

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• September 28, 2014

  Podcast of interview on 20 September 2014

  Grounded (@GardenShopSA): 20/09/14: Mel Walker (@TheBlondeBF) and Donna Noble. Follow the link to listen to the full interview with Donna Noble.

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• September 19, 2014

  Communities are making big deposits into Ronnie Banks!

  Schools, churches boost funds by collecting many tons of waste paper Waste paper gets turned into valuable funds when communities band together to support local associations by making deposits at their nearest Ronnie Bank waste paper drop-off point.

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• September 19, 2014

  Recycling by the numbers

  1.17-million tons of paper recovered for recycling in 2013.* Mpact Recycling collected 457 000 tons of paper for recycling in 2013. 62% of paper that can be recycled was actually collected.*

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• September 19, 2014

  How to make something from nothing

  Now's the time to get into recycling, says Mpact Recycling is just about the only way we know to turn something seemingly worth nothing into something of substantial value in terms of jobs, economic growth and, of course, the environment.

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• September 19, 2014

  Turning a good reputation into benefits for everyone

  How recycling boosts growth in jobs and factories Recycling has been transformed from a worthy environmentally-focused activity into a fully-fledged business sector that provides jobs for thousands and generates billions for the economy every year.

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• September 19, 2014

  Ronnie Recycler shows kids how to be green

  Ronnie Recycler is the cartoon-like character that visits schools to help learners understand the benefits of recycling and to encourage them to collect waste paper and cardboard.

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• September 19, 2014

  Meet people who make money from waste paper

  Collecting waste paper and cardboard is much more than a good habit and a way of keeping our environment clean. It is also the way that many enterprising people earn money. The recycling industry in South Africa already provides jobs for 100 000 people.

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• September 19, 2014

  How recycling quietly became a big business

  Transformation into essential activity sustains thousands of jobs. Recycling has been transformed in the consumer's eyes from a worthy environmentally-focused activity into a fully-fledged business sector that provides jobs for thousands and contributes significantly to the economy every year.

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• September 18, 2014

  Interview with John Hunt on Business Day TV

  John Hunt, MD Mpact Recycling talks to Stephen Gunnion about the business of rubbish ahead of Recycling Day.

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• September 11, 2014

  Environmental and economic benefits of recycling

  Many people regard recyclable materials as mere junk but these items make a significant contribution to the country’s economy.

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• August 13, 2014

  Circular to Mpact ordinary shareholders

  The distribution of Scrip Distribution shares to ordinary shareholders or an election to receive a cash dividend as an alternative to the Scrip Distribution

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• August 13, 2014

  Interim results 2014

  SENS: Unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 and cash dividend declaration with a capitalisation share alternative (PDF – 33KB) Press results advert: Unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 (PDF – 446KB)

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• August 13, 2014

  Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2014

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• August 13, 2014

  Mpact plans for a plastic recycling plant

  Packaging manufacturer Mpact today reported a 13 per cent increase in first half revenue while diluted headline earnings per share were up 19 per cent. The company also announced plans for a 350 million rand plastic recycling plant. For more CNBC Africa is joined by Mpact CEO Bruce Strong.

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• August 13, 2014

  Productivity gains lift Mpact

  Packaging manufacturer Mpact lifted its basic underlying earnings per share 19.2% in the first half to June, saying that the creditable achievement was in the face of considerable economic headwinds. The group attributed this mainly to a favourable sales mix and improved productivity relating to capital expenditure over the past four years.

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• August 13, 2014

  Mpact to establish R350m PET recycling plant, H1 profit up 14.5%

  JSE-listed paper and plastic packaging manufacturer and recycler Mpact has entered into an agreement with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to build a R350-million polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant in Gauteng, the company announced on Wednesday, in conjunction with the release of its financial results for the six months ended June 30.

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• August 13, 2014

  Mpact enters plastic recycling sector with R350m PET plant

  Mpact was venturing into plastic recycling with plans to build a plant for R350 million in partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), the listed packaging group announced yesterday.

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• August 13, 2014

  Mpact announces R350m investment in new plastics recycling plant

  Mpact CEO, Bruce Strong, discusses their new venture into plastics recycling.

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• July 30, 2014

  Packaging leader maintains strong presence in Western Cape

  As one of the leading paper and plastics packaging businesses in southern Africa, Mpact sees the Western Cape as an important region where it maintains a substantial manufacturing presence.

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• July 25, 2014

  Mpact helps makes a difference in Springs

  Mpact, the JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging company, has helped make a real difference to the lives of the communities it touches by raising funds for a mobile kitchen in Springs, Ekurhuleni.

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• June 4, 2014

  Mpact investment in PE plant benefits local agriculture and industry

  Mpact’s Port Elizabeth plant has benefited from considerable investment in new case-making equipment recently which will ensure that the company meets growing demand for corrugated packaging in the agricultural and industrial sectors.

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• April 23, 2014

  Entries now open for school telephone directory recycling competition

  Mpact Recycling, in partnership with Trudon (the publishers of the Yellow Pages), have opened entries to the annual telephone directory and paper drive school competition.

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• April 15, 2014

  Entrepreneurial spirit and a little help produce successful recycling business

  All success stories begin with a little bit of help. But access to financial help, equipment, business training and industry knowledge are often major stumbling blocks for small business initiatives.

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• April 14, 2014

  Mpact to help cut logistics costs in poultry industry

  More than a billion live chickens are transported across South Africa every year as they move along the production chain from broiler house to supermarket. In the process, hard-pressed producers face significant logistics costs on top of the challenging price of core inputs such as maize feed.

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• April 1, 2014

  Mpact's R10m investment offers dairy industry new cost-effective packaging

  A R10-million investment by Mpact in its fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) plastics plant in Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal will enable the Group to produce a new type of packaging, especially for the dairy industry. Mpact is a JSE-listed plastic and paper packaging manufacturer.

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• March 28, 2014

  Sustainability Review 2013

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• March 24, 2014

  Mpact Recycling's Ronnie Bag goes green

  Mpact Recycling’s kerbside house-to-house collection programme will be replacing the highly recognisable orange Ronnie Bag with the new green Mpact Recycling bag.

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• March 14, 2014

  Integrated Report 2013

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• March 5, 2014

  Annual results 2013

  Salient features from continuing operations

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• March 5, 2014

  Annual results for the year ended 31 December 2013

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